From: s2119784@cse.unsw.edu.au (Graham Hubert Freeman) Subject: Re: Can you port Linux to my Refrigerator? Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 09:20:01 GMT
In article <QUINLAN.93Sep8132001@rose.cs.bucknell.edu> quinlan@spectrum.cs.bucknell.edu writes:
>You know, I think that Linux should be ported to my refrigerator. I
>mean, it already has many built in features similar to Unix and I
>think that these facts should make a port simple.
>
> o Hierarchical structure, i.e. old stuff goes in back, I even have
> to defragment it whenever something starts to smell
>
> o Electrical wiring (maybe in the future even this won't be needed!)
>
> o Multi-user interface (I can use the freezer and someone else can
> access the rest without any device conflicts)
>
> o I heard a rumour that a beta version already exists for toasters
> so surely someone must be working on a refrigerator version.
>
> o It even has built-in power management (I heard the bulb
> turns off whenever I shut the door) that is only just staring to
> be used in typical personal computers.
>
>And most important, almost everyone has a refrigerator lying around
>that I believe needs to be running Linux to bring them up to par with
>... well, my 386. Doesn't this make you mad! - why should Unix be
>restricted to people with computers?
>
>If anyone knows where I can find someone else wanting to port Linux to
>refrigerators, please mail me so we can start work right away!
sounds good. If we're going to see Windows on your Microwave, why not
Linux on your Fridge? :-)
>Back to reality.
>
>This "port Linux to everything thing phenomenon" is rather silly. Why
>on Earth would you want to port it to anything nobody uses anymore? I
>don't want to know how slow any Unix would run on my Commodore 128
>(yes I still have a working one). I know that we aren't all made of
>gold, but 386's are dirt cheap these days.
>
>Ian, if you are reading this, please add a "No, Linux is not being
>ported to your refrigerator" to the daily-posting, if it isn't already
>there.
>
>Dan
>
Agreed.
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